That article is confusing as the chart they include is outbound pricing from Hawaii.
Oneworld/Partner awards to Hawaii in business/first are going up:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...d-chart.jsp#us
AA awards are going up only on the MileSAAver rates in business/first but the AAnytime is staying the same.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...ward-chart.jsp